Ethics Test- Doing What is Right

I love Parade Magazine Last Sunday, they ran a survey on Doing What's Right- as of 2/17/09 the results are as follows. To see more information go to the site or to take the survey click on any of the links below.  DILEMMA   YES   NO Would you pretend your cellphone dropped  a call to end a conversation?      54%   … [Read more...]

Top 6 Training Blogs and Resources

  How important do you think training your employees is? Watch this short video -Small Business Tips- Employee Training  Training Marketer Developing a great Human Resource or Training product is difficult, but sometimes getting the word out about your products is even harder. We are here to help you get the attention of online … [Read more...]

Top 17- Human Resources Blogs

HR- Human Resources - it is probably the hardest part of any job! I truly admire and respect HR Experts, not only because of the unceasingly amount of paperwork, laws and regulations they have to keep up with, but the tactful ways you have to handle not only customers today but your staff. Remember laws can change by state and it's important that … [Read more...]

Optical Employment Resources

Dispensing Opticians US Department of Labor - Optician Information Eye Hunter Started in 2001- resource for optical employment, including jobs for optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians and optometric technicians.  Our interactive relief work network has helped hundreds of optometrists and opticians locate temporary help CareerMD.com- … [Read more...]

End of Year Holiday Advice for the Optical Work Place

    I was flipping through my latest copy of Pink, a magazine targeted to women in business that the OWA provides its members, and thought that the current advice column had some great Q&A's regarding the holidays. I would like to share a couple of them with you as they are just as relevant for the optical retailer or any optical … [Read more...]

Everyone Loves a Bonus But What if Cash is Tight

    Who doesn't love receiving a bonus? But may be hard to do for employees when times are tough. We are in an economic squeeze so for many optical businesses it is harder to give out employee bonuses. But this is not the time to stop recognition and rewards programs.  When times are hard it is even more important to reward performance … [Read more...]